Israel and the US talk as if they’ve won a victory, but the reality is that world opinion has turned decisively against the Israeli regime, says RAMZY BAROUD
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China proves poverty can now be eliminated
Hunan province’s transformation shows how state investment can lift millions from deprivation — but Western states avoid discussion of this while ramping up military spending instead, writes FIONA EDWARDS
RAPID RENEWAL: Changsha’s statue of Mao, the city at night and the literature museum in Qingxi Village
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SOLOMON HUGHES finds one-time Cameron-centrist EU fans now promote vicious anti-migrant rhetoric in their bid to get attention for their ailing party
From terrifying the children of immigrants to pepper-spraying frogs, the US under Trump is rapidly descending into mayhem, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
Farage and other Reform-ers keep pointing to Dubai’s immigration policy – but there migrants make up most of the population and do all the work without any rights, muses SOLOMON HUGHES
Modi has rolled out the carpet for the Taliban in New Delhi — and we shouldn’t be surprised. They have more in common than you might think, argues Bhabani Shankar Nayak
HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
AT the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18 2024, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva placed the issue of tackling rising levels of poverty and hunger at the top of the agenda. The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was launched to galvanise the international community to combat these serious problems facing humanity.
In recent years, the world has witnessed the largest increase in global poverty since the 1990s, with approximately 712 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, an increase of 23 million compared to 2019. Hunger is also on the rise. Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 — over 152 million more people than in 2019.
It is important to recognise that the global battle to end this immense human suffering is winnable, as China’s recent successes in eradicating extreme poverty clearly demonstrate.
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